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Whale leaps from water, lands on couple's sailboat
New York Post ^
 | July 21, 2010
Posted on 07/21/2010 7:19:18 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
A couple watching whales from a sailboat ended up getting a real close-up view. 
The 33-foot southern right whale soared out of the water off Cape Town, South Africa, and landed on their boat, snapping the mast, according to reports.
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TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: napl; sailboat; whale
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    That "poor eyesight" whale needs a steady diet of carrots.
To: ConservativeStatement
    He seems more interested in a steady died of sailboats. . . or sailors.
 
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posted on 
07/21/2010 7:20:49 AM PDT
by 
vladimir998
(Part of the Vast Catholic Conspiracy (hat tip to Kells))
 
To: ConservativeStatement
    look at where the whale and the sailbost meet the water. photoshop.
 
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posted on 
07/21/2010 7:21:30 AM PDT
by 
camle
(keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
 
To: ConservativeStatement
    Yikes!
 
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posted on 
07/21/2010 7:21:50 AM PDT
by 
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
 
To: ConservativeStatement
    The sail boat may have had “right of way” but the whale called TONNAGE!
 
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posted on 
07/21/2010 7:22:45 AM PDT
by 
edcoil
(OK, so what's the speed of dark?)
 
To: The_Victor
    “We’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
 
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posted on 
07/21/2010 7:22:55 AM PDT
by 
dfwgator
 
To: ConservativeStatement
    “We’re gonna need a bigger boat!”
 
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posted on 
07/21/2010 7:23:07 AM PDT
by 
GQuagmire
 
To: dfwgator
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posted on 
07/21/2010 7:24:03 AM PDT
by 
GQuagmire
 
To: Darksheare; Borax Queen
    Darks fault.
This is even worse than the typo malware..........
*Kersploot* "Mable, the fricking whale jumped into the boat!" Darks fault.......
 
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posted on 
07/21/2010 7:24:12 AM PDT
by 
Lakeshark
(Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
 
To: ConservativeStatement
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posted on 
07/21/2010 7:24:38 AM PDT
by 
cranked
 
To: ConservativeStatement
    You ever see a rabbit wearing glass’s
 
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posted on 
07/21/2010 7:26:00 AM PDT
by 
al baby
(Hi Mom       sarc    ;))
 
To: ConservativeStatement
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posted on 
07/21/2010 7:26:43 AM PDT
by 
Doogle
((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
 
To: camle
    It is photoshopped, I think, too. Because who was filming it? They knew it was coming? Nevertheless, that boat got crunched and a whale did that.
 
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posted on 
07/21/2010 7:26:43 AM PDT
by 
bboop
(We don't need no stinkin' VAT)
 
To: ConservativeStatement
    Maybe he was just feeling amorous.
 
To: ConservativeStatement
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posted on 
07/21/2010 7:27:21 AM PDT
by 
rawhide
 
To: ConservativeStatement
To: ConservativeStatement
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posted on 
07/21/2010 7:28:24 AM PDT
by 
Red Badger
(No, Obama's not the Antichrist. But he does have him on speed dial...............)
 
To: edcoil
    If she hadn’t had a steel hull she would have been snapped if two!
 
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posted on 
07/21/2010 7:30:44 AM PDT
by 
WellyP
 
To: Red Badger
    Rotflol!!! What was that???
 
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posted on 
07/21/2010 7:32:55 AM PDT
by 
rawhide
 
To: ConservativeStatement
    Bush and BP are to blame for this outrage.
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posted on 
07/21/2010 7:32:59 AM PDT
by 
kbennkc
(For those who have fought for it freedom has a flavor the protected will never know .F Trp  8th Cav)
 
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